Funding for Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett’s internal audit program has been gutted by one-third, prompting worries that taxpayer dollars won’t be thoroughly scrutinized this year.

The $441,000 budget for the county’s Office of Internal Audit this fiscal year is $220,000 less than last year and half of what the audit bankroll was two years ago, budget documents show.

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